July 9, 1998
RANDY HEISLER NAMED HEAD COACH OF IU'S WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM

Bloomington, Ind. -- Indiana University Director of Athletics Clarence
Doninger today announced the hiring of Randy Heisler as the head coach of
Indiana's women's track and field team.

Heisler is no stranger to the Indiana track and field programs. He has
spent the last nine years as an assistant coach with both the men's and
women's teams at IU concentrating on throws and weight training programs.
He replaces Roseann Wilson who resigned last month to move with her family
to South Carolina.

"Randy has been an extremely successful performer himself and as
a coach," Doninger said, "and I'm thrilled that he is joining
our staff as the head coach of our women's track and field team."

During his nine years as an assistant, Heisler's throwers have won 22
Big Ten titles and earned All-American status 31 times. An amazing 87 percent
of the athletes under his guidance have earned All-America honors. In 1996,
five of his current and past throwing athletes were Olympic Trial qualifiers.

"It's a great opportunity for me to become the head women's coach
at Indiana," Heisler said. "Indiana track and field has had a
long tradition of success, and I'm looking forward to continuing that in
the future.

"We had a young team last year, but I hope with our incoming recruits
and returning athletes that we can have immediate impact at the Big Ten
level," he added.

While excelling as a coach, Heisler has long been one of the United States'
top discus throwers. He has represented the U.S. in international competition
on 14 occasions. These include the 1988 Olympics, and the 1987 and 1995
World Championships and Pan American Games. In 1996, he was a U.S. Olympic
Trials finalist.

The Warsaw, Ind. native won three NCAA Division II national titles while
at the University of Indianapolis where he earned his bachelor's degree
in health and physical education in 1984. He has since earned a master's
degree in sports sciences from Indiana in 1989. In 1994, Heisler was inducted
into the Indiana High School Track & Field Hall of Fame.

He and his wife, Tammy, have three children, Lindsey, Kiley and Cameron.